is a rate rise good for you? really looking forward to speaking to you, to hearing from you this morning, by telephone, by text or social media. let s get the neatest news headlines from karishma patel. the bank of england is expected to raise its main interest rate to 5.25% at lunchtime. it will be the 14th time in a row it s gone up. inflation has slowed down in the past few months, but is still at nearly 8% four times higher than the official target. deputy prime minister, oliver dowden, says migrants will start to be housed on a barge in dorset in the coming weeks and that inspections are being carried out. they were meant to move in earlier this week but there have been concerns over fire safety and port staff. ofcom says older viewers are switching away from live tv as part of a record drop in people watching traditional television. the broadcasting watchdog says audiences now have an all you can eat buffet of broadcast and online content to choose from. sc
so many problems, which can impact so many patients. the nhs confederation, which represents trusts, says in a new report today that the next government must boost investment to update crumbling hospital buildings and provide new equipment. hugh pym, bbc news. now some of the other news in the uk. hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes in plymouth after what is thought to be an unexploded second world war bomb dug up in a garden. police say a tender meat according could be in place for 36 hours while bomb disposal experts try to make the device safe. junior doctors in wales are set to strike over pay. the doctors union says the welsh government s offer of a 5% increase is the worst in the uk. and a pioneering european satellite is set to fall back down to earth later today. described as one of the grandfathers of observation, it has been gradually descending since it stopped operating in 2011. the european union space agency said most of the two tonne satell
to berlin since moscow s full scale invasion, volodymyr zelensky said german support had saved lives. on his trip, the leader was awarded the prestigious charlemagne prize. now on bbc news, the coronation service. you can plan for everything except the weather. this is 0peration golden 0rb in action the code name used for the king s coronation by those planning it, from buckingham palace to the broadcasters. i m getting soaking here. come on, hurry up. so am i! there has been a coronation plan for years but, in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. i m just trying to fine tune balance it. ..knowing an event on this scale has to be perfect, even ensuring buckingham palace is properly dressed. march plays we are the very front horse of the entire king s procession from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and then back again safely. it s absolutely incredible. it s not only a once in a career opportunity, but it s a once in a lifetime opportunity. pipes play for t
to the broadcasters. i m getting soaking here. come on, hurry up. so am i! there has been a coronation plan for years but, in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. i m just trying to fine tune balance it. ..knowing an event on this scale has to be perfect, even ensuring buckingham palace is properly dressed. march plays we are the very front horse of the entire king s procession from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and then back again safely. it s absolutely incredible. it s not only a once in a career opportunity, but it s a once in a lifetime opportunity. pipes play for the military, the final rehearsals happen under darkness, when central london can be closed, when the precision timing of a procession can be tested, when everyone involved can be sure of their place. you re on the streets you re going to be parading on on saturday and, therefore, for each person on parade, they re looking for the small details, the small markers, the ground that they ve got